Happy Robbie Burns Day!

Some of you are probably wondering what I'm talking about....

Robert Burns is a famous 18th century Scottish poet who's birthday is celebrated worldwide on January 25th.

A song/poem by him that many of you may know is Auld Lang Syne, which is often sung on New Years Eve. Although its a little different from the original, I personally love this rock version that the Red Hot Chili Peppers do in concert!

Tonight is the second year in a row that my friends here in Toronto have gotten together to celebrate the Scottish holiday. Although you traditionally serve Haggis today, I just don't have it in me to cook anything inside a sheep's stomach. You can see a video of Burns' "Ode to Haggis" on YouTube.

I was up early this morning chopping vegetables and browning some meat for a nice big beef stew that will do its thing all day while I'm at the office. I love using my crockpot and coming home to the smell of a delicious dinner already done!

I'm also trying out a new recipe for rutabaga baked with apples. Looks yummy and if it turns out well, I'll post it here.

And of course a Scottish night would not be complete without some whiskey. Both the liquor kind and the pup :)

All day I know that I'll be thinking about getting home to celebrate with everyone. Hopefully its one of those days that I'm so busy that it just whizzes by!